The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-02-03
APPROACHING A CRISIS.
SFHOUSANDS JOINING THE RANKS OF
THE GREAT STRIKE.

Chipping and Manufacturing Interests Of
New York Pnralyzed-The Coal Supply
Almost Exhausted-The Trouble Ex-
tending to Other Trades-Notes.
New YORK, Feb. 2-The great strike is
growing steadily. 1t is no longer a coal
handlers strike, but is paralyzing every in
dustry in New York and vicinity Last
evening 1000 laborers who make S4 day
zach loading the "tramp" steamers, Joined
the great body Of men who are idle, and are
practicing stern self-denial to maintain a
principle and to assist their coal-handling
brethren to obtain their rights.
The freight handlers on the railroad piers
will strike. They number 1000 They have
demands of their own, asking an increase,
and only take advantage of the general sus-
pension TO enforce these demands The
strike at the coal piers proper is apparently
failure, as at all but one as much coal is
being dumped as ever. The exception is at
Elziabethport None Of the strikers have
returned however, the work being done by
non-union help The great strikes in other
directions are merely to negative the work
done by these "scabs.n II union men through
out the city refuse to handle this "scabn coal
the piers will soon be burdened, and further
dumping must cease. This is exactly what
the knights and unions are making a COM
mon and combined effort to do Already at
the Connecticut terminal of two lines of
sound steamers, the Norwich and New York
and New York and New Haven, the en-
ployes have struck because the steamers Of
the lines two day each way, burn "scab"
coal. Both these big transportation COM
panies are now idle. If the railroad
employees go out the stagnation will be COM
plete
Probably before the week is ended there
will be such pressure brought upon the coal
companies by the shipping and manufacture.
ing interests, who are the main sufferers,
chat the demands of the strikers will be
granted. Unless this is DONE ruin whicl
now stares New York in the face, must surely
come. The strikers are displaying good gen.
eralship They have the power to make
their own terms. They are orderly.
Brooklyn will run out Of coal tomorrow.
New Yorls's supply is short. If the transfer
boats refuse to bring any more across from
Jersey not ton of coal can be bought In
New York at the end Of the week
District Assembly No. 40, Knights Of
Labor, has "advised" the local assemblies to
which are attached the switchmen, brake
men, machinists, painters, and other skilled
mechanics employed by the Pennsylvania
and Central railroads Of New Jersey this side
Of New Brunswick, to suspend work Bull
letlns received at the headquarters of Dis
trict Assembly No. 40, in Pythagoras hall,
from seven of the local assemblies informed
the committee that the advice of No 40 had
been adopted and that the men would not
\ to work.
IN two or three other assemblies it was
said that large section were opposed to
acting upon the advice Of No. 40, but the
probability was that in the end these local
assemblies would conclude to do it, The
further down the country the local assem-
blies were, the hotter they were for tie-up
Of the roads. Forty-nine's executive COM
mittee received the returns with considera-
BILE uneasiness, but seemed to think that their
local assemblies were well enough disciplined
TO obey. Some of the best orators in No. 40
have been sent out as missionaries to the
locals.
Forty-Nine does not by any means pro-
pose to stop here If the local assemblies
come out the leaders of 40 will urge the gen.
oral executive board at Philadelphia to ad-
wise the other district assemblies to which
other employees of the Pennsylvania railroad
and Central railroad of New Jersey are at
tached, to call out their knights. Knights
say that the home CLUB has only to ask the
general executive board to do anything to
get il done.
At New Brunswick the two roads it is said
have asked to have 200 special deputy sher-
IFS appointed, and medical certificates OF
disability are popular. Jersey Central train
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